CHAPTER XVII.

TESTIMONIES AND FACTS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WHITEFIELD'S CHARACTER.

Funeral sermon by Dr. Cooper--Respect shown to his memory in Georgia--Whitefield county--Sermon by Rev. Mr. Ellington-- Arrival of the news in London--Sermon by Rev. J. Wesley-- Rev. John Newton--Anecdote--Reply of Bacon the sculptor-- Visits to his tomb--Old man in Ipswich--Whitefield's indifference to his reputation and ease--Institution at Georgia--Laborious life--Extraordinary voice--Use of common facts--Anecdotes--His solemnity of manner--Testimony of an American preacher--Of Winter--Anecdotes--Sermons in storms-- Appearance in the pulpit--Character of his printed sermons-- His devotional spirit--Visiting the sick--Intercourse with society--Neatness 445